Thursday, August 27, 2009

Ritzy Tacos: Tequilla and Tacos at Cantina Beach Jamaica's Most Wanted: The Harder They Come Cheap Drinks, Schwag & Waterfront Views: Yelp Office Hours Maniac! Maniac! Free tickets to Flashdance at the Gusman Get Lowe! Kick-Off Party for the LoweDown Season Ah, the almighty taco. Few mortals can deny the allure of a piping hot tortilla filled with mixed Mexi-goodness. Be it flour or corn, meaty or veggie, cheesy or sour creamy, the taco may very well be one of the greatest inventions of our time. The light bulb? Whatever. The wheel? Puhhlease. This week, get wrapped up as we taco 'bout some of the tastiest tacos Miami has to offer.

Although best known for its Cuban roots, the east side of Little Havana harbors some of the most popular taquerías in the city. To keep her palate pleased and wallet full, Ivonne Marie C rediscovers Taquería El Mexicano, a "little place with big flavor." Likewise, Mi Rinconcito "has all the hallmarks of good eating: fresh, great quality, and cheap," if you ask Jeff G. For Kelly O, Orale's mouthwatering carnitas and pastores make for "the best tacos in Miami," while Stephanie W insists size matters when feeding extra grande cravings with a "weekly schlep to Ver Daddy's for the totally ginormous Macho Taco."

If the suburbs are more your scene, find "taco heaven" with Laily B at Don Burrito, where "generously-filled tacos will give you the fix you were desperately aching for," especially since "the owners are from Mexico and they're doing their best to keep things true to the original." Equally genuine is nearby Ernesto's where you can tackle tantalizing tacos de lengua, carne asada, y al pastor. To stay friendly to your finances, try their Three Amigos Special: any 3 tacos for $6.50 served with guacamole and pico de gallo. Javier A's response? "Absolutely incredible!"

Jewel M's reigning favorites at Burritos are – despite the name – "the tacos, served true Yucatecan style on a flat circular soft corn tortilla with the fillings piled on top." Another yummy Yucatecan option is Bruce W's pick, Cheen Huaye – "spicy, sassy, and looks damn fine in a skirt (steak)." His amor is for the Tacos de Cheen Huaye: "three little flat steaks on the tortillas with onion, some peppers and plantain... yes, plantain. That's Yuca style!" Of course no hot taco roundup could be complete without gettin' a little freaky for fish. Gina H was Southern California dreaming after a feast on fried mahi-mahi tacos at Surf Road, resulting in a return visit the following day. In fact, she believes they might just "put crack in their cilantro lime sour cream sauce." Well amigos, it just doesn't get more special and secret than that.

Get Connected: Young Professionals Networking Date: Thursday, August 27 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Cost: FreeLocation: ECCO Pizzateca & Lounge: 168 SE 1st St., Miami The Event: Come join us for a great night of networking with many of Miami's leading young professional organizations. YoPros is once again co-sponsoring Get Connected's event, which brings together young professionals from all over south Florida. Miami.com's special guest, Michael "Dr. Woody" Woodward will be available to answer questions on how to network in the current climate. Enjoy complimentary h'ors douvres from 7-9pm from ECCO and drinks from Select Vodka. Please bring business cards. Valet and garage parking available. Friends are also welcome. Please RSVP on the YoPros website to let us know you are attending (www.yopros.com/members). We look forward to seeing you there.We look forward to seeing you at our events!YoPros www.yopros.cominfo @ yopros.com305.878.4444Facebook: YoPros Miami

Thursday, August 27, 1pm, Dynamo CaféClambake (USA, Arthur N. Nadel and Ladislav Smoecek, 1967, Color, DVD, 100 min)—Set in Miami, Elvis Presley plays a millionaire who switches identities to find out if his love interest likes him for himself or his money.

The films are offered at reduced, "recession concession" rates: evening screenings are free for members and students; $10 two-for-one admission for all others. Afternoon screenings free with a purchase in The Dynamo Shop or Café of $5 or more. For more information contact lydia @ thewolf.fiu.edu or 305.535.2644.

SPECIAL EVENTFriday, August 28, 7pmTALK AND BOOK SIGNING BY SENATOR BOB GRAHAM—Senator Bob Graham will discuss his new book, America: The Owner's Manual, an insider's guide to making the political system work for you. Designed with students in mind, this how-to book can be used by all to make politics a hands on activity, rather than the spectator sport it usually is. The Owner's Manual is available in soft cover for $16.95 in The Dynamo Museum Shop or by contacting paola @ thewolf.fiu.edu.

Senator Graham retired from public office in early 2005, spent the 2005–2006 academic year at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government as a senior fellow, and is currently focusing his efforts on the "Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida," which trains the next generation of public leaders to solve public policy challenges facing Florida, the nation, and the Americas. Senator Graham currently serves as the Chairman for the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism and was recently appointed to serve on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. RSVP required: 305.535.2644 or lydia @ thewolf.fiu.edu. Free reception follows.

DON'T FORGET...FREE GALLERY ADMISSION ON FRIDAYS FROM 6-9PMFree admission begins at 6pm. Join us for a guided tour at 6pm and innovative programming at 7pm. Galleries remain open until 9pm.

Please join us at our monthly "Girl Geek" happy hour. We will be meeting at the Hollywood Ale House at 6:00 pm on Monday, August 31st. No need to register - just bring yourself and your friends! What is a Girl Geek Happy Hour? WITI South Florida, decided to start a monthly Girl(Women and WITI Men)Geek happy hour just for fun. It is an excellent opportunity for like-minded professionals to get together and discuss in an informal environment about the latest technology and science trends. Drinking, cat eye glasses and throwing around css terms are not required, but are appreciated. How do I know if I qualify to be a girl geek? Don’t worry about qualifying yourself. If you think you’re a girl geek, you probably are. Come on down and see for yourself. The whole point is to meet new people. What’s the point, really? Look, we’re girls. We’re social. We can like motherboards and MAC. We need to remind each other that we’re out there, mentor each other and encourage girls to fly their geek flag proudly. Oh Yeah – Like all WITI events, guy's can come too! The Small Print: This is a “just for fun” event so that we can get to know one another in a fun non stressful way. Food and drinks are on your own!

Featuring passarounds by Michelle Bernstein and Michael Schwartz, cocktails including the signature "Take-tini" courtesy of Russian Standard Vodka and a dazzling fashion show by Rumeur Boutique. This exhilarating evening will also feature the opportunity to bid on fabulous silent auction items.

Dress: Miami ChicMinimum donation of $5 to attend

RSVP to Patty Escobar954-967-9474 ext. 311 or pescobar @ sflawish.org

All proceeds to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Southern Florida.

Class tonight starts at 8 PM with all levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced.

You will learn all the cool moves to impress on the dance floor from experienced instructors. Please be there a few minutes before the hour for registration, since we will be starting class on time.

Make sure to become a FAN of Miami Salsa Driven on Facebook!

Check out additional information, pictures and more at www.miamisalsadriven.com.

Saturday Salsa Boot Camp

Our Saturday Salsa Boot Camp will start at 3 PM. That’s another day of dancing and learning from some of the most experienced instructors in the business.

Texas de Brazil

Miami Salsa Driven will be dancing and enjoying great Salsa by Melina next Friday, September 4, at Texas de Brazil on South Beach (300 Alton Rd, above Monty’s)! Tell all your friends and family to come enjoy Happy Hour from 7 pm to 9 pm ($5 drink specials) and live Salsa music with dancing starting at 10 pm. No cover. Dress to impress.

Take advantage of our Class Packages, including our CLUB Membership, and you’ll be advancing in no time.

Who? Social Diva, MyDailyThread and our friends at The Hotel on Rivington, are hosting a divalicious event in NYC! Don't miss the chance to mix it up with your friends and get your party on, diva-style.

What? As NYC celebrates Fashion's Night Out we are hosting a spectacular cocktail party at one of NYC's swankiest spots, The Hotel on Rivington. Show us what you bought on the new biggest shopping day in NYC. As fashion concious NY gals we always give back when we can, so bring a new (remember those jeans you swore you would fit into) or slightly worn item of clothing to be donated to the NYC AIDS Fund. It's great closet karma to help out a person in need!

Why? Because it's Fashion's Night Out and if you haven't heard, Fashion Week is the best NYC holiday. And what better to get you through the rest of the week than great conversation, fun people and… potent cocktails? Special FNO Cocktails sponsored by Grey Goose Flavors. How very, very Diva!

Who? This party is not just for the gals... bring it on, guys, and don't forget to forward this email to all of your NYC friends!

This Diva-worthy event is brought to you by: My Daily Thread, The Hotel on Rivington, Grey Goose Flavors, and of course Social Diva!

CARNIVAL ON THE PLAZAa FREE outdoor Caribbean festival in celebration of the U.S. premiere of the hit reggae musical The Harder They ComeSaturday, August 29, 2009 @ 11:30 am

The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in conjunction with the Miami–Broward One Carnival Host Committee are proud to bring to you, Carnival on the Plaza, a FREE outdoor Caribbean fesival in celebration of the U.S. premiere of the hit reggae musical The Harder They Come at the Adrienne Arsht Center. The event begins with a press conference at 11:00 am announcing the much-anticipated schedule for Miami Carnival's 25th Anniversary Celebration which will be held on Sunday, October 11th at Bicentennial Park, Downtown, Miami.

This two-hour outdoor festival features a full lineup of performances:

- Live Music and DJ- Junkanoo Parade - Kids activities like face painting and carnival mask making- Junior Carnival Fashion Show - Caribbean Village Vendor Booths- Delicious Caribbean snacks by Barton G- Hosted by WZAB Radio host Mike Andrews- And a special appearance by the cast of The Harder They Come, the musical based on the film that made reggae music and Jimmy Cliff an international sensation

SPECIAL OFFER FOR ATTENDEES! From 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ONLY at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office, guests at Carnival on the Plaza will have the exclusive opportunity to buy 2-for-1 tickets* for all performances of The Harder They Come.

Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine invites you to a dinner and fundraising event for the Oscar's Cuba documentary project

Where: Las Vegas Cuban Cuisine, 11500 N.W. 41st Street Doral, FL.When: 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009Why: To help raise funds for a new documentary, currently in production, on the life and witness of Cuban Human Rights Prisoner of Conscience Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet, entitled Oscar's Cuba. Find out more at www.oscarscuba.com.

How to RSVP: Please sen d an email to info@oscarscuba.com stating the names of those attending and the number in your party. You can also call Jordan at 703.419.0850. Leave a message with the names of those attending and the number in your party.

*Please forward invite to family and friends!

How is this project unique? Because most non Cubans are unaware of Cuba's prisoners of conscience, Oscar's Cuba will seek as its primary audience those outside the Cuban community. Through the story and message of Dr. Oscar Biscet, Oscar's Cuba will thus join all people of good will in solidarity to work to free Cuba's prisoners of conscience. The support of the Cuban-American community is very important in accomplishing our goals.

Additional alcoholic drinks can be purchased at the bar with all proceeds going to the project.

* The De La Pena Foundation will match all donations received. This means for every one dollar donated, the project receives two. Your $40 at the door donation will bring in $80. And your $75 donation will total a $150 donation to help spread Dr. Biscet's message!

Call for Content CNBCCall for Content: The recession has encouraged CNBC.com to take a look at how the crisis has affected Americans via user-generated video. Faces of the Recession, part of the site's ongoing Boom, Bust & Blame section, is soliciting UGC video tales about how the recession has impacted individual citizens. Submit your video through Sept. 30 on CNBC.com, YouTube or CNBC's Facebook fan page.

DailyCandy Miami - The Weekend Guide‏The Weekend GuideWhat to Do This WeekendIt’s a whirlwind weekend.

DISCOVEREdda’s Bundt CakesWhat: The famous baker now ships her latest creations — vanilla rum, chocolate chocolate chip, or guava rings that come with DIY icing.Why: Have your cake and eat it too.When: You need a last-minute gift.Where: Online at eddasbundtcakes.com.Posted by Goldie at 9:16 AM 0 commentsPresale: Rent at The Fillmore Miami Beach‏Rent: The Broadway Tour

Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp will reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in "Rent: The Broadway Tour"

December 8 - December 13The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater

Presale starts: NowPresale ends: Sun, Aug 30 at 10pmUse Password: ORTOURPublic Onsale: Mon, Aug 31 at 10amPosted by Goldie at 9:10 AM 0 commentsAdopt-A-ClassroomDid you know that every school in the United States is listed on the Adopt-A-Classroom website? Where did you go to school? What teacher made an impact in your life?

Now more than ever, our classrooms need our help. You can support your favorite teacher or a nearby classroom in need -- a minimum donation is only $25. 100% of your donation is passed through to the classroom, helping to provide much needed supplies and support as students and teachers embark on the 2009-2010 school year.

You can find a classroom at www.adoptaclassroom.org. If a teacher you are looking for is not registered, simply select the school and enter the teacher’s name.

On behalf of all of our teachers and students, thank you for your support.

CARRYFurla HandbagsWhat: The best in satchels, shoulder bags, totes, and wallets, all up to 59 percent off.Why: Shouldn’t you carry the best?When: Mon., 11 a.m.-Tues., 11 p.m.Where: Online at ideeli.com.

You’ve got a complimentary invite and $10 toward your first purchase*. Use it wisely.

Sign up online at ideeli.com. Don’t be greedy — invite your BFF, too.*Credit available to new members only.

Monday, August 24, 2009

Friday, August 28, 7pmSenator Bob Graham will discuss his new book, America: The Owner's Manual, an insider's guide to making the political system work for you. Designed with students in mind, this how-to book can be used by all to make politics a hands on activity, rather than the spectator sport it usually is. The Owner's Manual is available in soft cover for $16.95 in The Dynamo Museum Shop or by contacting paola @ thewolf.fiu.edu.

Senator Graham retired from public office in early 2005, spent the 2005–2006 academic year at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government as a senior fellow, and is currently focusing his efforts on the "Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida," which trains the next generation of public leaders to solve public policy challenges facing Florida, the nation, and the Americas. Senator Graham currently serves as the Chairman for the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism and was recently appointed to serve on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. RSVP required: 305.535.2644 or lydia @ thewolf.fiu.edu. Free reception follows.

DON'T FORGET...FREE GALLERY ADMISSION ON FRIDAYS FROM 6-9PMFree admission begins at 6pm. Join us for a guided tour at 6pm and innovative programming at 7pm. Galleries remain open until 9pm.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Casting Call: A Los Angeles-based reality production company is seeking young, energetic and TV-friendly physicians for a medical series in development. It is preferred the doctors be general practitioners or dermatologists, though not required. Send an email along with bio/CV, containing any previous TV experience, and a headshot to realitytvcasting1 @ yahoo.com.

The space is divided into three parts. The restaurant serves gourmet burgers like the Hotel California (beef, fried egg, avocado, salsa, cheddar) and Fly Like an Eagle (turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy). Or design your own: Choose a meat, size (half, three-quarters, or one pounder), and toppings. There’s also an old-school soda fountain for floats or boozy milk shakes and 99 different beers.

Down the hall is the sports bar: flat-screens, a free pool, and a full menu till 5 a.m. Upstairs, the shadowy lounge — open Thursday through Saturday — looks like a Victorian saloon (gilded mirrors, crystal chandeliers, baroque chaises).

River of Art Dreams: Life is Art Creative Connections @ River Lounge tonight!

Get Ecstatic: Mos Def Performs at The Arsht

Art, Music, and Cocktails: MAM Hosts Summer Nights

Soul Glo: Vintage Soul Music Series

Fast Films: 48-Hour Film Project Comes to Miami We're all in search of similar things: the meaning of life, our other half, cheap flights... and of course, a trusted hair stylist (slash miracle worker). Yelp knows that finding a spot to get your 'do did can be hairy business. We've known the terrors of the over-processed tresses, the crooked bang trim and the badly-executed bobs. For the sake of your locks, we've compiled some of Miami's best salons, so you won't have to rock a fedora to cover up a nasty cut.

Want "to redeem your hair from status quo to cool?" For a change from the "same old same old to a (French or Italian) Vogue-worthy" look, Ginger H puts her trust in Todd Jameson at Nue. Adriana D knows "there is nothing as simple as a good haircut to boost confidence," which is why she heads to Andy's for million-dollar feel, thanks to "the amazing shampoo experience, attention to detail with coloring, and wizardry with the scissors." Meanwhile, it's the talented stylists, rockin' music, complimentary espressos, and juicy mags that keep Elizabeth V coming back and referring friends to Contesta.

For "knockout highlights on a budget," Annie C calls on color guru Janeth Ocampo, of Janeth's Grotto. For a fantastically "drastic makeover," Lourdes W put her locks in the hands of Van Michael's Sunday team of New Talent stylists. But imagine, if you can, a killer haircut for a mere $12. Judy N's "faith in the students" at the Aveda Institute paid off with some seriously sexy snipping. Skeptical? You could always splurge on the $18 Master Student cut. Shear genius!

How about dem fellas? John W searched far and wide for a barbershop and found his match in 1940s throwback Razzle Dazzle in Coral Gables. "No matter who you are, you are treated like a king for the half-hour to hour you spend in the chair. The cuts are great and the shaves are wonderfully refreshing." Greg A prefers his shave and a style with a side of luxury: At Miles and Lyle, "the waiting room is equipped with a leather couch, satellite TV, an internet workstation, a coffeemaker, and male-oriented mags. Haircuts are done in private rooms with nice, soft leather barber chairs with built-in massagers, and every stylist always takes their time to make sure the job is done right." Remember folks, you're only as good as your last haircut.

I hope you will join me and the rest of the NextGen Council on Friday night (August 21) for a celebratory fundraiser benefiting Community Partnership for Homeless (www.cphi.org). All proceeds go directly to CPH, a crucial component of the fight to end homelessness in Miami-Dade County.

The fun takes place at Club 50 at the Viceroy Hotel from 6:30 - 9:30 and admission ($40/person) includes an open bar and hors d'oeuvres. RSVP to Lauren Gutierrez at lgutierrez @ cphi.org.

Come see the reggae event of the year! In this hard-driving, irresistible musical celebration, young singer Ivan Martin heads to Kingston with dreams of becoming a reggae star, but a corrupt and drug-fueled music industry drives him into a fast and furious life as Jamaica's most-wanted outlaw and most-celebrated underground star.

Accompanied by a killer band of outstanding reggae musicians, the cast performs all the classic songs from the film soundtrack, including "By The Rivers of Babylon," the title song, and the unforgettable global phenomenon, "You Can Get It If You Really Want."

BUY TICKETS NOW or call the box office at 305.949.6722 to purchase your tickets today!

Have Some Island Fun - Learn PatoisPretend to be Jamaican, if even for one night! Learn the lingo you'll hear on stage at The Harder They Come.

This summer, enjoy time with family and friends at Mandarin Oriental, Miami with our two fantastic offers. You'll experience luxurious waterfront accommodations, great restaurants, a Five-Star spa and private beach.

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One big event this week as we head to Miss Yip Chinese Cafe on Thursday night for an introductory Chinese language lesson and great Chinese food. We look forward to seeing you out there and enjoying a uniquely YoPros' experience.

If you haven't already done so, please go to www.yopros.com/members and create a profile (just fill in your name, email address and password), then begin looking at/ signing up for our events - all in under 30 seconds!What We Offer/ Who We AreWe offer our members the chance to participate in a wide range of interesting and exciting activities, activities related to sports/fitness, culture, food/drink, self-help/wellness, how to and social. We organize the activity, assemble the group, and negotiate group discounted rates which we pass on to our members. All you have to do is sign up, show up, and have a great time. Our members are a diverse group of young professionals, who like you, want to experience all that Miami (and life) has to offer - the kind of people you'd like to connect with and share great experiences with. To see photos from our April 15th launch event, please click HERE.THIS WEEK'S EVENTS - Get Involved!

Introduction to Chinese (Language Lesson) @ Miss Yip Chinese Cafe Date: Thursday, August 20 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Cost: $10 (cash @ restaurant)Location: Miss Yip Chinese Cafe, 1661 Meridian Ave (off 17th St and Lincoln Rd), Miami Beach The Event: Join us for a uniquely YoPros experience as we learn about the Chinese language and culture while enjoying some of Miami's best Chinese food. Attendees will receive a 2-hour introductory course on how to speak and write basic Mandarin Chinese from a certified instructor (from the Miami Chinese Language School), in addition to learning interesting cultural information, while getting the chance to sample food from Miss Yip Chinese Cafe (food is optional). We ask you to please bring paper and something to write with. You must RSVP at www.yopros.com/members to attend. We look forward to seeing you there.We look forward to seeing you at our events!YoPros www.yopros.com305.878.4444Facebook: YoPros Miami

By downloading the “Good-Search” toolbar on to your computers, and searching or shopping online from the toolbar, you will be supporting MBC every time you do! AND you get FREE tickets at MBC on top of it! For example, you can get the best priced environmentally friendly ink cartridges on the web (with free shipping) at 123inkjets* and the best priced office supplies at 123print*. . .purchased through your downloaded toolbar, and you will be helping those companies donate to MBC! (*bring in your receipt from these Goodshops for $55 or more, and get a FREE ticket every time!...the more ink & supplies you get, the more they give, and the more tics you get!)

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19 WED 8:30pm

GLOBAL LENS

In collaboration with The Global Film Initiative

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

The Photograph

(Directed by Nan Achnas /Indonesia/2007)

With Lim Kay Tong, Shanty, Lukman Sardi

Sita is a spirited young woman working to support her family as a singer and prostitute in a local brothel. Always short of funds and bullied by her pimp, she convinces an elderly portrait photographer, Mr. Johan, to rent her a room; in failing health, Mr. Johan is desperate to find an apprentice to carry on his work before he dies. The unlikely bond that develops between Sita and Mr. Johan is the basis of writer–director Nan Achnas's visually brilliant and poignant human drama about the profound effect one life can have on another.

In Indonesian with English subtitles.

WINNER: Karlovy Vary Film Festival Special Jury Prize

For tickets click HERE

21 FRI, 22 SAT, 23 SUN 7pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

“Cinema GREEN”

A NEW environmental film series in collaboration with: ECOMB

The Environmental Coalition of Miami & the Beaches

FOOD, Inc.

(A documentary film by Robert Kenner/USA/2009/94 min.)

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

The film on Friday will be followed by a Q&A with an organic farmer

Gabriele Marewski from Paradise Farms Organic.

The film on Saturday will be followed by a Q&A with Chef

Jeff Mcinnis from De Lido Beach Club at the Ritz Carlton.

For tickets click HERE

21 FRI, 22 SAT, 23 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

Tony Manero

(Directed by Pablo Larrain/Chile/2008/98 min.)

With Alfredo Castro, Paula Lattus, Héctor Morales

As Augusto Pinochet holds Chile in the grip of dictatorship, a fifty year old man obsessed with John Travolta’s character from Saturday Night Fever imitates his idol each weekend in a small bar on the outskirts of Santiago. Each weekend, Raúl Peralta and his friends – a devoted group of dancers – gather in a small bar and act out their favorite scenes from Saturday Night Fever. Raúl longs to become a showbiz superstar, and when the national television announces a Tony Manero impersonating contest it seems like he may finally have a shot at living his dreams (or does he?). . .-All Movie Guide

In Spanish with English subtitles.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION: Cannes, Toronto, Miami, New York Film Festivals

WINNER: Grand Coral First Prize and Best Actor Havana Film Festival

Best Film Istanbul Film Festival

“SNEAKS UP ON YOU FROM BEHIND!...if you dig the terrain where dark comedy, horror, and political allegory mix, and if you appreciate having your mind well and truly messed with, you should check it out.”-Salon.com

Proving that he can produce contemporary drama as effectively as period pieces, Akira Kurosawa directs legendary actor Toshiro Mifune in the unforgettable role as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in the highly influential High and Low. The epic saga is a compelling race-against-time thriller and a penetrating portrait of contemporary Japanese society.

In Japanese with English subtitles.

WINNER: Best Film and Best Screenplay Mainichi Film Concours

“High and Low represents quite a different project: a contemporary rather than a period film. . .It is the only time Kurosawa ever worked explicitly with material of American origin, and he used it not to illuminate a vanished epoch but to produce a map of contemporary Japan that ranges from the complacent and affluent “heaven” to the needy and nihilistic “hell” of the film’s Japanese title.”-Geoffrey O’Brien

Adoration, celebrated Canadian-Armenian director Atom Eyogan’s twelfth feature film, speaks to our connections—with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world. Sabine (Arsinee Khanjian), a high school French teacher, gives her class a translation exercise based on a real news story about a terrorist who plants a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. The assignment has a profound effect on one student, Simon (Devon Bostick). Simon re-imagines that the news item is his own family's story, with the terrorist standing in for his father. . .The film is woven with the common threads that appear in much of Egoyan’s work: the differences between appearance and reality, the subjective nature of truth, and the dynamics of family.

"Egoyan's most affecting film since The Sweet Hereafter”-Philadelphia Inquirer

For tickets click HERE

BACK!...BY POPULAR DEMAND!

28 FRI, 29 SAT, 30 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

The Girlfriend Experience

(Directed by Steven Soderbergh/2009)

With Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Glenn Kenny, Timothy Davis

Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, The Girlfriend Experience is five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her non-adult film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation – “the girlfriend experience.” Despite a wide variety of happy customers, Chelsea wants to expand her business. Her real boyfriend Chris, a personal trainer at a downtown gym, has come to terms with his girlfriend’s level of experience, not to mention the posh apartment they share as a result of her success. . .

“***** THE FIRST IMPORTANT CINEMATIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE RECESSION. The smartest thing Soderbergh did was to cast Sasha Grey.”

–Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

“AN ICICLE SHARP PORTRAIT. The film manages a career spanning panache.”

–Jan Stuart, Washington Post

For tickets click HERE

TICKETS:

FILMS: $10 or $7 MBC & MIFF Members / Students / Seniors

Parking: 16th St. between Collins and Washington (covered lot)

or 16th St and Drexel Avenue (open lot)

Doors open fifteen minutes before screenings

T H E M I A M I B E A C H C I N E M A T H E Q U E The ongoing HD film festival where you don't just watch, you experience!

By downloading the “Good-Search” toolbar on to your computers, and searching or shopping online from the toolbar, you will be supporting MBC every time you do! AND you get FREE tickets at MBC on top of it! For example, you can get the best priced environmentally friendly ink cartridges on the web (with free shipping) at 123inkjets* and the best priced office supplies at 123print*. . .purchased through your downloaded toolbar, and you will be helping those companies donate to MBC! (*bring in your receipt from these Goodshops for $55 or more, and get a FREE ticket every time!...the more ink & supplies you get, the more they give, and the more tics you get!)

Click on the box above to get started, and THANKS for supporting MBC!

12 WED 8:30pm

GLOBAL LENS

In collaboration with The Global Film Initiative

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

Those Three

(An seh)

(Directed by Naghi Nemati/Iran/2007)

With Youssef Yazdani, Dariush Ghazbani, Esmail Movahedi

Just one day from completing their military training, three conscripts desert their camp and escape into the frozen wilderness of Northern Iran. Travel through this mountainous, snowbound region is dangerous, but "those three" opt for the independence it promises and must now forge their way through an uncertain landscape, with only friendship to see them through. In this austere and mesmerizing debut feature, director Naghi Nemati's attention to the minutiae of human relationships is a quiet and deliberate meditation on the value of responsibility, connection and sacrifice.

In Farsi and Turkish with English subtitles.

“Naghi Nemati's assured, poetic debut proves that the Iranian talent factory is still up and running.” –Screen Daily

WINNER: Bangkok Int. Film Festival Special Jury Prize

For tickets click HERE

13 THU 8:30pm:

ESSENTIAL ARTHOUSE in HD!

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

The Spirit of the Beehive

(El espíritu de la colmena)

(Directed by Victor Erice/Spain/1973/99 mins.)

With Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Fernando Fernán Gómez

The Spirit of the Beehive (El espíritu de la colmena) is widely regarded as the greatest Spanish film of the 1970s. In a small Castilian village in 1940, in the wake of the country’s devastating civil war, six-year-old Ana attends a traveling movie show of Frankenstein and becomes possessed by the memory of it. Produced as Franco’s long regime was nearing its end, The Spirit of the Beehive is a bewitching portrait of a child’s haunted inner life and one of the most visually arresting movies ever made.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

WINNER: Grand Prize San Sebastian Film Festival

“Released in 1973, in the dying days of General Franco’s forty-year dictatorship, The Spirit of the Beehive soon established itself as the consummate masterpiece of Spanish cinema.”-Paul Julian Smith

For tickets click HERE

14 FRI, 15 SAT, 16 SUN 7pm:

Best Foreign Film Oscar® WINNER 2009!

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

Departures (Okuribito)

(Directed by Yojiro Takita/Japan/2009/130min.)

With Masahiro Motoki, Riyoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamakazi

Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Departures is a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage. Departures follows Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki), a devoted cellist in an orchestra who is suddenly left without a job. He answers a classified ad entitled “Departures” only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a person who prepares deceased bodies for burial. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living. In Japanese with English subtitles

WINNER: Academy Award 2009 Best Foreign Language Film

Ten Japan Academy Prizes including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor

"ENORMOUSLY AFFECTING, EVEN HAUNTING film with a superb lead performance by Masahiro Motoki." -New York Magazine

For tickets click HERE

14 FRI, 15 SAT, 16 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

In The Loop

(Directed by Armando Iannucci/UK/2009)

With James Gangolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander

In The Loop is a smart comedy and Sundance Film Festival hit from the acclaimed team who created the award-winning BBC TV comedy series Alan Partridge and The Thick of It. The film is drawing instant comparisons to some of the great political and absurdist comedies such as Doctor Strangelove, Wag The Dog, Thank You For Smoking, and Monty Python. With razor-sharp, truly laugh-out-loud dialogue the film pokes fun at the absurdity and ineptitude of our highest leaders. With everyone looking out for number one, and the fate of the free world at stake (but apparently incidental), the hilarious ensemble cast of characters bumbles its way through Machiavellian political dealings, across continents, and toward comic resolutions that are unforeseeable.

OFFICIAL SELECTIUON: Sundance, Tribeca, and Los Angeles Film Festivals

“DON'T MISS IT...the sheer volume of eloquent vulgarity and biting dialogue is indeed timeless; there are so many great lines that rush by you that you need at least two viewings to catch them all.”- David Fear, Time Out New York

For tickets click HERE

LOOK WHAT’s NEW AT MBC!...

MBC MEMBER COMP Screenings at Adrienne Arsht Center!

14 FRI 8pm, 15 SAT 10:45pm, 16 SUN 7pm:

An Adrienne Arsht Center presentation!

Florida Premiere!

RiseUp

(A documentary film by Luciano Blotta/2009)

Welcome to the Jamaican Underground Music Scene!

RiseUp is a journey into the heart of Jamaica- the island that gave birth to the world wide phenomenon of Reggae. In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the

pages of history.

WINNER: Best Music Documentary SilverDocs Documentary Festival

“TRANSCENDS THE MUSIC SUBCULTURE GENRE. . .

with abundant grace and style!”-IndiWire

Free for members of Adrienne Arsht Center and MBC!

At the Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House

At the Arsht Center For the Performing Arts

MBC MEMBERS RSVP: (786) 468 2040 or email membership@arshtcenter.org)

(Become a MBC Member at www.MBCinema.com)

19 WED 8:30pm

GLOBAL LENS

In collaboration with The Global Film Initiative

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

The Photograph

(Directed by Nan Achnas /Indonesia/2007)

With Lim Kay Tong, Shanty, Lukman Sardi

Sita is a spirited young woman working to support her family as a singer and prostitute in a local brothel. Always short of funds and bullied by her pimp, she convinces an elderly portrait photographer, Mr. Johan, to rent her a room; in failing health, Mr. Johan is desperate to find an apprentice to carry on his work before he dies. The unlikely bond that develops between Sita and Mr. Johan is the basis of writer–director Nan Achnas's visually brilliant and poignant human drama about the profound effect one life can have on another.

In Indonesian with English subtitles.

WINNER: Karlovy Vary Film Festival Special Jury Prize

For tickets click HERE

21 FRI, 22 SAT, 23 SUN 7pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

“Cinema GREEN”

A NEW environmental film series in collaboration with: ECOMB

The Environmental Coalition of Miami & the Beaches

FOOD, Inc.

(A documentary film by Robert Kenner/USA/2009/94 min.)

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

The film will be introduced and followed by a Q&A on Friday

with an expert TBA.

For tickets click HERE

21 FRI, 22 SAT, 23 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

Tony Manero

(Directed by Pablo Larrain/Chile/2008/98 min.)

With Alfredo Castro, Paula Lattus, Héctor Morales

As Augusto Pinochet holds Chile in the grip of dictatorship, a fifty year old man obsessed with John Travolta’s character from Saturday Night Fever imitates his idol each weekend in a small bar on the outskirts of Santiago. Each weekend, Raúl Peralta and his friends – a devoted group of dancers – gather in a small bar and act out their favorite scenes from Saturday Night Fever. Raúl longs to become a showbiz superstar, and when the national television announces a Tony Manero impersonating contest it seems like he may finally have a shot at living his dreams (or does he?). . .-All Movie Guide

In Spanish with English subtitles.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION: Cannes, Toronto, Miami, New York Film Festivals

WINNER: Grand Coral First Prize and Best Actor Havana Film Festival

Best Film Istanbul Film Festival

“SNEAKS UP ON YOU FROM BEHIND!...if you dig the terrain where dark comedy, horror, and political allegory mix, and if you appreciate having your mind well and truly messed with, you should check it out.”-Salon.com

Proving that he can produce contemporary drama as effectively as period pieces, Akira Kurosawa directs legendary actor Toshiro Mifune in the unforgettable role as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in the highly influential High and Low. The epic saga is a compelling race-against-time thriller and a penetrating portrait of contemporary Japanese society.

In Japanese with English subtitles.

WINNER: Best Film and Best Screenplay Mainichi Film Concours

“High and Low represents quite a different project: a contemporary rather than a period film. . .It is the only time Kurosawa ever worked explicitly with material of American origin, and he used it not to illuminate a vanished epoch but to produce a map of contemporary Japan that ranges from the complacent and affluent “heaven” to the needy and nihilistic “hell” of the film’s Japanese title.”-Geoffrey O’Brien

Adoration, celebrated Canadian-Armenian director Atom Eyogan’s twelfth feature film, speaks to our connections—with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world. Sabine (Arsinee Khanjian), a high school French teacher, gives her class a translation exercise based on a real news story about a terrorist who plants a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. The assignment has a profound effect on one student, Simon (Devon Bostick). Simon re-imagines that the news item is his own family's story, with the terrorist standing in for his father. . .The film is woven with the common threads that appear in much of Egoyan’s work: the differences between appearance and reality, the subjective nature of truth, and the dynamics of family.

"Egoyan's most affecting film since The Sweet Hereafter”-Philadelphia Inquirer

For tickets click HERE

BACK!...BY POPULAR DEMAND!

28 FRI, 29 SAT, 30 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

The Girlfriend Experience

(Directed by Steven Soderbergh/2009)

With Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Glenn Kenny, Timothy Davis

Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, The Girlfriend Experience is five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her non-adult film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation – “the girlfriend experience.” Despite a wide variety of happy customers, Chelsea wants to expand her business. Her real boyfriend Chris, a personal trainer at a downtown gym, has come to terms with his girlfriend’s level of experience, not to mention the posh apartment they share as a result of her success. . .

“***** THE FIRST IMPORTANT CINEMATIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE RECESSION. The smartest thing Soderbergh did was to cast Sasha Grey.”

–Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

“AN ICICLE SHARP PORTRAIT. The film manages a career spanning panache.”

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12 WED 8:30pm

GLOBAL LENS

In collaboration with The Global Film Initiative

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

Those Three

(An seh)

(Directed by Naghi Nemati/Iran/2007)

With Youssef Yazdani, Dariush Ghazbani, Esmail Movahedi

Just one day from completing their military training, three conscripts desert their camp and escape into the frozen wilderness of Northern Iran. Travel through this mountainous, snowbound region is dangerous, but "those three" opt for the independence it promises and must now forge their way through an uncertain landscape, with only friendship to see them through. In this austere and mesmerizing debut feature, director Naghi Nemati's attention to the minutiae of human relationships is a quiet and deliberate meditation on the value of responsibility, connection and sacrifice.

In Farsi and Turkish with English subtitles.

“Naghi Nemati's assured, poetic debut proves that the Iranian talent factory is still up and running.” –Screen Daily

WINNER: Bangkok Int. Film Festival Special Jury Prize

For tickets click HERE

13 THU 8:30pm:

ESSENTIAL ARTHOUSE in HD!

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

The Spirit of the Beehive

(El espíritu de la colmena)

(Directed by Victor Erice/Spain/1973/99 mins.)

With Ana Torrent, Isabel Tellería, Fernando Fernán Gómez

The Spirit of the Beehive (El espíritu de la colmena) is widely regarded as the greatest Spanish film of the 1970s. In a small Castilian village in 1940, in the wake of the country’s devastating civil war, six-year-old Ana attends a traveling movie show of Frankenstein and becomes possessed by the memory of it. Produced as Franco’s long regime was nearing its end, The Spirit of the Beehive is a bewitching portrait of a child’s haunted inner life and one of the most visually arresting movies ever made.

In Spanish with English subtitles.

WINNER: Grand Prize San Sebastian Film Festival

“Released in 1973, in the dying days of General Franco’s forty-year dictatorship, The Spirit of the Beehive soon established itself as the consummate masterpiece of Spanish cinema.”-Paul Julian Smith

For tickets click HERE

14 FRI, 15 SAT, 16 SUN 7pm:

Best Foreign Film Oscar® WINNER 2009!

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

Departures (Okuribito)

(Directed by Yojiro Takita/Japan/2009/130min.)

With Masahiro Motoki, Riyoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamakazi

Academy Award® winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Departures is a delightful journey into the heartland of Japan as well an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage. Departures follows Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki), a devoted cellist in an orchestra who is suddenly left without a job. He answers a classified ad entitled “Departures” only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a person who prepares deceased bodies for burial. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living. In Japanese with English subtitles

WINNER: Academy Award 2009 Best Foreign Language Film

Ten Japan Academy Prizes including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor

"ENORMOUSLY AFFECTING, EVEN HAUNTING film with a superb lead performance by Masahiro Motoki." -New York Magazine

For tickets click HERE

14 FRI, 15 SAT, 16 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

In The Loop

(Directed by Armando Iannucci/UK/2009)

With James Gangolfini, Mimi Kennedy, Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander

In The Loop is a smart comedy and Sundance Film Festival hit from the acclaimed team who created the award-winning BBC TV comedy series Alan Partridge and The Thick of It. The film is drawing instant comparisons to some of the great political and absurdist comedies such as Doctor Strangelove, Wag The Dog, Thank You For Smoking, and Monty Python. With razor-sharp, truly laugh-out-loud dialogue the film pokes fun at the absurdity and ineptitude of our highest leaders. With everyone looking out for number one, and the fate of the free world at stake (but apparently incidental), the hilarious ensemble cast of characters bumbles its way through Machiavellian political dealings, across continents, and toward comic resolutions that are unforeseeable.

OFFICIAL SELECTIUON: Sundance, Tribeca, and Los Angeles Film Festivals

“DON'T MISS IT...the sheer volume of eloquent vulgarity and biting dialogue is indeed timeless; there are so many great lines that rush by you that you need at least two viewings to catch them all.”- David Fear, Time Out New York

For tickets click HERE

LOOK WHAT’s NEW AT MBC!...

MBC MEMBER COMP Screenings at Adrienne Arsht Center!

14 FRI 8pm, 15 SAT 10:45pm, 16 SUN 7pm:

An Adrienne Arsht Center presentation!

Florida Premiere!

RiseUp

(A documentary film by Luciano Blotta/2009)

Welcome to the Jamaican Underground Music Scene!

RiseUp is a journey into the heart of Jamaica- the island that gave birth to the world wide phenomenon of Reggae. In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, three distinct and courageous artists fight to rise up from obscurity and write themselves into the

pages of history.

WINNER: Best Music Documentary SilverDocs Documentary Festival

“TRANSCENDS THE MUSIC SUBCULTURE GENRE. . .

with abundant grace and style!”-IndiWire

Free for members of Adrienne Arsht Center and MBC!

At the Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House

At the Arsht Center For the Performing Arts

MBC MEMBERS RSVP: (786) 468 2040 or email membership@arshtcenter.org)

(Become a MBC Member at www.MBCinema.com)

19 WED 8:30pm

GLOBAL LENS

In collaboration with The Global Film Initiative

Miami Theatrical Premiere!

The Photograph

(Directed by Nan Achnas /Indonesia/2007)

With Lim Kay Tong, Shanty, Lukman Sardi

Sita is a spirited young woman working to support her family as a singer and prostitute in a local brothel. Always short of funds and bullied by her pimp, she convinces an elderly portrait photographer, Mr. Johan, to rent her a room; in failing health, Mr. Johan is desperate to find an apprentice to carry on his work before he dies. The unlikely bond that develops between Sita and Mr. Johan is the basis of writer–director Nan Achnas's visually brilliant and poignant human drama about the profound effect one life can have on another.

In Indonesian with English subtitles.

WINNER: Karlovy Vary Film Festival Special Jury Prize

For tickets click HERE

21 FRI, 22 SAT, 23 SUN 7pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

“Cinema GREEN”

A NEW environmental film series in collaboration with: ECOMB

The Environmental Coalition of Miami & the Beaches

FOOD, Inc.

(A documentary film by Robert Kenner/USA/2009/94 min.)

In Food, Inc., filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that has been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, herbicide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of E. coli—the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually. We are riddled with widespread obesity, particularly among children, and an epidemic level of diabetes among adults.

The film will be introduced and followed by a Q&A on Friday

with an expert TBA.

For tickets click HERE

21 FRI, 22 SAT, 23 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

Miami Theatrical HD Premiere!

Tony Manero

(Directed by Pablo Larrain/Chile/2008/98 min.)

With Alfredo Castro, Paula Lattus, Héctor Morales

As Augusto Pinochet holds Chile in the grip of dictatorship, a fifty year old man obsessed with John Travolta’s character from Saturday Night Fever imitates his idol each weekend in a small bar on the outskirts of Santiago. Each weekend, Raúl Peralta and his friends – a devoted group of dancers – gather in a small bar and act out their favorite scenes from Saturday Night Fever. Raúl longs to become a showbiz superstar, and when the national television announces a Tony Manero impersonating contest it seems like he may finally have a shot at living his dreams (or does he?). . .-All Movie Guide

In Spanish with English subtitles.

OFFICIAL COMPETITION: Cannes, Toronto, Miami, New York Film Festivals

WINNER: Grand Coral First Prize and Best Actor Havana Film Festival

Best Film Istanbul Film Festival

“SNEAKS UP ON YOU FROM BEHIND!...if you dig the terrain where dark comedy, horror, and political allegory mix, and if you appreciate having your mind well and truly messed with, you should check it out.”-Salon.com

Proving that he can produce contemporary drama as effectively as period pieces, Akira Kurosawa directs legendary actor Toshiro Mifune in the unforgettable role as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a cold-blooded kidnapper in the highly influential High and Low. The epic saga is a compelling race-against-time thriller and a penetrating portrait of contemporary Japanese society.

In Japanese with English subtitles.

WINNER: Best Film and Best Screenplay Mainichi Film Concours

“High and Low represents quite a different project: a contemporary rather than a period film. . .It is the only time Kurosawa ever worked explicitly with material of American origin, and he used it not to illuminate a vanished epoch but to produce a map of contemporary Japan that ranges from the complacent and affluent “heaven” to the needy and nihilistic “hell” of the film’s Japanese title.”-Geoffrey O’Brien

Adoration, celebrated Canadian-Armenian director Atom Eyogan’s twelfth feature film, speaks to our connections—with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world. Sabine (Arsinee Khanjian), a high school French teacher, gives her class a translation exercise based on a real news story about a terrorist who plants a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. The assignment has a profound effect on one student, Simon (Devon Bostick). Simon re-imagines that the news item is his own family's story, with the terrorist standing in for his father. . .The film is woven with the common threads that appear in much of Egoyan’s work: the differences between appearance and reality, the subjective nature of truth, and the dynamics of family.

"Egoyan's most affecting film since The Sweet Hereafter”-Philadelphia Inquirer

For tickets click HERE

BACK!...BY POPULAR DEMAND!

28 FRI, 29 SAT, 30 SUN 9:15pm:

An MBC Premiere HD DIGITAL Presentation!

In collaboration with Emerging Pictures

The Girlfriend Experience

(Directed by Steven Soderbergh/2009)

With Sasha Grey, Chris Santos, Glenn Kenny, Timothy Davis

Set in the weeks leading up to the 2008 presidential election, The Girlfriend Experience is five days in the life of Chelsea (adult film star Sasha Grey in her non-adult film debut), an ultra high-end Manhattan call girl who offers more than sex to her clients, but companionship and conversation – “the girlfriend experience.” Despite a wide variety of happy customers, Chelsea wants to expand her business. Her real boyfriend Chris, a personal trainer at a downtown gym, has come to terms with his girlfriend’s level of experience, not to mention the posh apartment they share as a result of her success. . .

“***** THE FIRST IMPORTANT CINEMATIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE RECESSION. The smartest thing Soderbergh did was to cast Sasha Grey.”

–Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

“AN ICICLE SHARP PORTRAIT. The film manages a career spanning panache.”

We need your help! In 22 days, the New World Symphony, and many other cultural organizations, could lose funding that enables us to provide free programs for school children, and free tickets for seniors and local businesses with tourist and local traffic integral to their own economic success.

On September 3, the Miami-Dade County Commission has a difficult choice to make: they will attempt to balance their operating budget in the face of a shortfall in property tax revenue. In doing so, they may cut funding for the arts, and the New World Symphony could lose $430,000, not just for one year, but for years and years to come. Funding from the County enables us to provide 23 free performances and presentations each season, and helps fund numerous free programs, including our Kids in the Concert Hall, for Miami-Dade school children at the Lincoln Theatre. Without this funding, these programs will be eliminated!

An investment in the arts is one of the best investments any grant-giving entity can make. Year after year, national and regional studies have demonstrated a solid financial return on such investments. This is due to the fact that the arts are vital to the success of local businesses (Click here to read about the impact of the arts in Miami-Dade County).

All we ask of you is to let your commissioner know how you feel. Write them, e-mail them, call them, and tell them that you enjoy living in a vibrant cultural community, and that our economy benefits from it. We have included contact information for you own commissioners below. Please help us now.

Sincerely,Howard Herring President and Chief Executive Officer

SAVE THE DATE! The County Commission will finalize the FY2009-2010 budget at the two public hearings both scheduled to begin at 5:01 pm in the County Commission Chamber (111 NW 1st Street, 2nd Floor) on: Thursday, September 3, 2009 and Thursday, September 17, 2009. Please join the South Florida Arts Community at these meetings!

WHAT YOU CAN DO: Forward the letter below, inserting your own information or personal accounts, to your commissioner, as soon as possible. Call your commissioner's office, and let them know how you feel about the vote. Forward this e-mail to friends and family who share your passion for the cultural arts.

Sample Letter

Dear Commissioner (Insert Last Name Here)

(Potential first sentence for the letter sent to the Commissioner for the district in which you live/vote:) I am writing to you, my elected representative to the County Commission, to let you know of my deep and abiding concern as a resident and voter regarding the County's FY2009/10 budget.

(Potential first sentence for letters sent to all other County Commissioners:) There are critical issues affecting the County's arts and cultural support for which we need your help.

The Mayor's proposed budget cut to the Department of Cultural Affairs is intolerable.

While we understand the need to prune the County's operational budget to fill the large budget gap, we ask that you seriously look at the entire budget and ask yourself how shortsighted it would be to lose important support of the cultural community. Consider the millions of dollars the arts generate each year which would be lost in these reductions. The County's economic impact of the arts study, released last year by the Department of Cultural Affairs, demonstrates that every $1 dollar of County arts funding invested leverages $27 of other private and public funds. This return on investment is remarkable evidence of the effective and worthwhile use of public funds. While $3.5 million is comparatively little in the context of the County's target for overall budget reduction, it is an enormous portion of the County's investment in its cultural life. Cutting these funds will have devastating, ripple effects across the various other funding sources that the County's support helps to generate.

Annually, Miami-Dade's arts industry generates nearly $1 billion in local economic impact, employs roughly 23,000 people full-time, and, in addition, receives the contributed skills and time of 19,000 arts volunteers. Thousands of jobs will be lost if these cuts are kept in place.

County government's leadership and investment in the arts and culture has contributed directly to our community beginning to realize its goal of becoming one of the world's most exciting cultural destinations. The proposed draconian cuts to the Department of Cultural Affairs will disrupt the cultural growth of our community and will cripple our efforts to attain our ambitions to attract business, tourism and citizens who are proud to call Miami-Dade County a true leader in arts and culture.

Thank you for your past support and for recognizing the value, importance and far-reaching benefits of building a great cultural life for our community. I strongly urge you to vote to continue current support for the arts and the budget of the Department of Cultural Affairs.

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

It's time to get through your work week.. and that includes your happyhour plans as well!Find out on what your friends are really thinking as we play the fun,icebreaker game Loaded Questions.Head to Segafredo Brickell and enjoy complimentary Cruzan Rum samplesand happy hour specials.Oh yeah - the truth will be told. Board games and cocktails - theperfect combo for a hump day happy hour! TODAY - Wed. Aug 12th6pm - 8pmSegafredo Brickell (S.Miami Ave & 14th) See you there!~Monique & Fred

$10 lawn seats for michael franti and counting crows concert today is the day to buy your tickets. Live Nation has a promotion 24 hours, today only (wed)... $10 LAWN SEATS. no service fees, just ten bucks. Or, if you already got yours and have friends who wanna go, let them know :) http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.livenation.com/

We are conducting an executive search for the new CMO of a consumer-focused, internet company. Position is located in San Francisco Bay area (Silicon Valley.) Candidates must have significant experience in a leadership position at a brand-name, consumer-focused internet company with responsibility for marketing and strategic partnerships that resulted in substantial customer acquisition and revenue growth. Need a CMO who can build a world class brand. Must be able to manage resources while building out a team. This is a key hire. Board is willing and able to put together the right package for the right candidate. This is a great opportunity to get in early, make a significant impact with the upside of a significant equity stake.

Please let me know if you know someone that would be a good match for this opportunity. Whenever you refer someone to us that we place, we will send you a check for $1000 as a Referral Bonus. Please make sure the person you refer mentions your name so you can get credit for the referral. Or send me the person's contact info and we will contact the person directly. (Phone number and email address preferred.) We also have several other executive positions open with other clients, so please check out the list on our website: www.matchstar.com. Listed below my signature is additional information about this opportunity. Also, the complete job description is listed on our website, along with all of our other open positions.

We are conducting an executive search for a General Manager to head the USA office in Los Angeles for an innovative, global e-commerce site. Company delivers high quality products at an affordable price through a re-defined retail model. Our client’s principles lie in the belief that intermediaries and brand names add little value to products already produced at a high standard and therefore should not artificially inflate prices. Following great success in France they are expanding operations globally. Candidates must have held a management position within the last twelve months at an established e-commerce company such as Amazon.com, eBay, Zappos.com, Potterybarn.com, Macys.com, etc with responsibility for creating and executing a strategic partnership program resulting in significant customer acquisition. This is an excellent opportunity to get into a successful, fast-growing, e-commerce company and build their U.S. presence from scratch.

Please let me know if you know someone that would be a good match for this opportunity. Whenever you refer someone to us that we place, we will send you a check for $1000 as a Referral Bonus. Please make sure the person you refer mentions your name so you can get credit for the referral. Or send me the person's contact info and we will contact the person directly. (Phone number and email address preferred.) We also have several other executive positions open with other clients, so please check out the list on our website: www.matchstar.com. Listed below my signature is additional information about this opportunity. Also, the complete job description is listed on our website, along with all of our other open positions.

TO APPLY FOR A POSITION, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE: http://www.matchstar.com/job_listings_open.html **** CLICK ON THE POSITION: General Manager – eCommerce – Los Angeles

Job order from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines here in Miami, FL. Below is the job description and they will assist with relo. The paragraph below is directly from DIRECTOR of the department. I asked for her hot points::

We need someone with some capital markets experience (although at this point, even a strong, smart person with some knowledge would be acceptable rather than holding out for someone with extensive experience). They should understand what the difference to us would be for various forms of raising capital - bonds, convertible bonds, preferred stock, equity, etc. They should understand how to analyze alternatives like this. They should have seen and/or helped negotiate debt before. They should have an understanding of interest expense (which includes premium or discount amortization, not just the amount paid), how to calculate it, and also how to project it. They should have seen a Bloomberg terminal before. Most of all, have good attention to detail and a good attitude / personality.

This position assists the Director of Capital Markets in managing the finance functions of the Company, including negotiating financing agreements, managing interest expense and analyzing financial risk exposures. This is a dynamic and diverse position in the treasury department with tremendous opportunity for growth. •He/She will interact closely with the other areas within Treasury and will cross train with the other Sr. Treasury Analysts to learn the major treasury competencies.

•Sr. Treasury Analyst will also interact with Accounting and Corporate Planning as well as internal and external auditors and internal and external legal counsel.

•He/She will be a key contributing member of the team working on the structuring, negotiation and documentation of all financing agreements including bank financing, public debt and equity market transactions, leases, export credit financing, ECA guarantees and financial guarantees.

•Sr. Treasury Analyst will work with Accounting to ensure proper recording of all debt related transactions and will also be responsible for debt covenant compliance process.

•He/She will be responsible of the preparation of rating agency and lender presentations and financial ratio analysis as well as monitor shipyard financial condition and compliance under financing documents and make recommendations for actions to be taken.

Requirements Must obtain a BA in Accounting, Finance or Economics, MBA preferred, from an accredited college / university. A CPA/CTP/CCM is a plus. He/She must have three to five (3-5) years treasury, corporate finance, or banking experience required. •Knowledge of derivatives transactions and accounting a plus. •Must have good written and oral communication skills. •Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. •Must have experience navigating the Internet and functional use of Bloomberg system. Familiarity with Reval a plus.

Employer Information About Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

Great vacations begin with great employees! Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is one of the world’s leading and revolutionary cruise lines. The company operates under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity and Azamara brands. Currently the fleet has 31 ships in service visiting over 180 attractive destinations. Combine your experience and sense of adventure by joining our exciting land-based team of employees. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is pleased to offer a competitive compensation and....more info